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2 Motto/Logo (Nicole Greaney) Thesis (Group) Influences and Comparison to Leonardo DaVinci (Joe Fiore) Biography (Traci Gottlieb) Works (Nicole Greaney) Slide Show of Works/Designs (Nicole Greaney) Place (Kristen Alldredge) Itinerary (Traci Gottlieb) Lesson Plan (Kristen Alldredge) Mock Web Site (Joe Fiore) Web Page for Guidebook (Traci Gottlieb) Conclusion (Group)

3 Without Samuel Finley Breese Morse s expansive imagination, consequent creativity ii and perseverance developed through artistry, he would not have been capable of making his other contributions to the world, such as Locust Grove and the telegraph. Morse is the American Leonardo because he is an ideal Renaissance Man, with mastery in the dualisms of art and science.

4 Why an artist? as a boy, favorite activity was drawing while attending Yale, drew pictures of classmates/sold them for spending money setbacks: art still new in America, not much of a demand impatient, t expected dinstant triches acquired an enhanced sense of determination eventually led to his success as an inventor Self Portrait

5 became prominently known as an artist in the 1820s and 1830s foundation of the National Academy of Design offered a position as a professor of painting/sculpture at NYU an idea caught Morse s imagination struggled with invention; never gave up SUCCESS purchase of Locust Grove remembered as an inventor, not an artist.. Self Portrait

6 Landscape Paintings Portraits Inventions Thomas Cole Natural Talent Hudson River School of Art European Styles Samuel Morse

7 Morse as a Renaissance Man Mastery of the duality of science and art Inner genius of the painter/inventor Further Comparisons

8 Art vs. Invention Painting at Yale Caricatures led to Portraits Portraits: Gideon Tomlinson: Classical John Bartlett: Romanticism Attention to detail

9 Main Gallery of the Louvre - John Scarlett Davis, Gallery of the Louvre - Samuel F. B. Morse, 1833.

10 Italian Landscape -Washington Allston, Ostego Lake from Apple Hill - Samuel F.B. Morse, 1829.

11 Chapel of the Virgin at Subiaco, Suggestion of fairer creation Spirit and Splendor

12 Samuel F. B. Morse

13 Nathan Parker

14 Mr. and Mrs. Eliphalet Terry

15 Jacob Morton

16 House of Representatives

17 Gallery of the Louvre

18 The Goldfish Bowl

19 The Muse

20 Ostego Lake from Apple Hill

21 Chapel of the Virgin at Subiaco

22 The Morse Family

23 Lucretia Morse & her Children

24 Telegraph

26 Locust Grove - Poughkeepsie ARCHITECTURE Purchased in 1847, and revised Architect Alexander Jackson Davis Tuscan style villa Completed many drafts until perfection Additions: Tuscan tower Two wings Porte-cochère Billiards room Samuel F.B. Morse s Home

27 WHAT A VIEW..

28 LANDSCAPE Reflect Morse s knowledge of painting and landscape Romantic 19th century influence on landscape garden design Main Perennial Garden Extensive vegetable garden Victorian style gardens and urns Geometric masterpiece

29 Nature s Beauty..

30 THE COLLECTION American furniture, European paintings, and American and European ceramics Morse family silver and porcelain Fine arts collection Morse Exhibition Room Museum Painting Sculptures Sketchings

32 Lesson plan Pre trip Cut and paste, and coloring of a timeline of Morse s life and works Birth date, painting of the Louvre, teaching at NYU, painting of the House of Commons, Invention of the telegraph, designing and remodeling Locust Grove, and death. Discuss why students put them in that order, and reveal the proper p order they should go in. Stress that he was a painter before he designed the telegraph. Talk about the influence of the Hudson River Valley School of Painters on his career. While at Locust Grove Painting -Students sit in museum in the hall of Morse s paintings -Replicate his works with watercolors -Teacher explains his techniques and subjects -Landscapes and portraits

landscape (Tuscan Style) and inspiring view of the Hudson River Post Trip Students share their paintings

33 Lesson Plan continued Painting Outside Students use watercolors to replicate Morse s masterpiece Geometric gardens, landscape, and architecture Discuss the types of plants in the garden, the type of landscape (Tuscan Style) and inspiring view of the Hudson River Post Trip Students share their paintings with the class Share favorite part of the trip Discuss what they learned about Morse Particularly his artistic side

34 SamuelMorse.net Links History His Works Morse Code The Man vs. The Myth Other Links

35 Locust Grove: The Samuel Morse Historic Site South Road Poughkeepsie, NY OPEN: May-November HOURS: Daily 10:00 am 3:00 pm (Call for December hours) Tel.: (845) Historical Description: Locust Grove Locust Grove, now a National Historic Landmark, was purchased by Samuel F. B. Morse in Through visiting this site is one able to become fully aware of Samuel F.B. Morse as the artist. He is widely renowned for his invention of the telegraph, but thanks to his estate, the home of his famous paintings, we are able to recognize him for his artistic genius as well. We see evidence of this in his extensive and elaborate gardens, reflecting his expertise in painting, that surround the focal point of his landscaping design, his transformation of the Montgomery Federal house. This estate is a crucial aspect of Morse, "the forgotten painter," and important to visit in truly capturing the essence of his artistic brilliance: Morse as the painter and the landscape as the canvas. The Site: Visitors to Locust Grove will be able to tour the stunning Italianate mansion, full of fine and decorative arts and historic technology; the Morse Gallery exhibits, which focus on the life Samuel Morse -- the artist and promoter of telegraph technology; 18 acres of landscaped grounds including five period vegetable gardens; as well as 100 acres of nature preserve with over 4 miles of nature trails. Directions: New York Thruway Exit 18, New Paltz. Take the ramp up to Route 299 and make a right, going east. At the end of y, p p g, g g 299 is a traffic light at the intersection on 299 and Rte 9W. Make a right and go south on 9W. After the third traffic light in the town of Highland, take the ramp (on right) for the Mid-Hudson Bridge. At the end of the bridge, just before one enters Poughkeepsie, is a ramp to Route 9. Take Route 9 South 2 miles. Locust Grove is on the west side of the road, at the Beechwood Drive intersection.

36 Locust Grove Through visiting this site is one able to become fully aware of Samuel F.B. Morse as the artist. He is widely renowned for his invention of the telegraph, but thanks to his estate, the home of his famous paintings, we are able to recognize him for his artistic genius as well. This estate is a crucial aspect of Morse, "the forgotten painter," and important to visit in truly capturing the essence of his artistic brilliance: Morse as the painter and the landscape as the canvas. Visitors to Locust Grove will be able to tour the stunning Italianate mansion, full of fine and decorative arts and historic technology; the Morse Gallery exhibits, which focus on the life Samuel Morse -- the artist t and promoter of telegraph technology; 18 acres of landscaped grounds including five period vegetable gardens; as well as 100 acres of nature preserve with over 4 miles of nature trails. The Samuel F. B. Morse Historic Site is located on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie, New York, about 2 miles south of the Mid Hudson Bridge.

37 Other places to consider: One of the latest honors paid to Samuel Morse was the erection of his statue in Central Park. Located at the East 72nd Street entrance to Central Park, the entrance of Inventor s Gate. Morse is buried with many relatives and their descendents d in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

38 This case study was significant for it allowed us to delve into aspects of Samuel Morse's life which have been overshadowed by his fame for the development of Morse code. Samuel Morse is comparative to the Hudson River Valley School of painters, and as a painter/inventor is also comparable to Leonardo Da Vinci. The artistic qualities such as creativity, patience and dedication attributed to other successes in his lifetime. He gave the world portraits and landscape paintings, highly revered today as masterpieces. Morse is considered a Renaissance man, because he was not only a successful painter but provided the world with the telegraph and the masterpiece of Locust Grove. As to my choice of a profession, I still think that I was made for a painter. - Samuel F. B. Morse

39 Alter, Judy Samuel F. B. Morse. Canhassan, MN: The Child s World. Kloss, William Samuel F.B. Morse. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Mabee, Carleton The American Leonardo: A Life of SamuelF.B. Morse. New York: Purple Mountain Press.

Essential Question: How did the Renaissance change art in Western Europe?

Essential Question: How did the Renaissance change art in Western Europe? Warm-Up Question: Define these terms: Renaissance Humanism Classicism Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? What factors led